Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 127, Number 49, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 2 December 2004 — Page 6
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• Advance News • Thursday, December 2, 2004
FCDC: INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITY
Family Christian Development Center was founded in 1996 by the churches and schools in the Wa-Nee Community School District. This jpdudes Nappanee, Wakarusa and the surrounding rural community. t FCDC offers rent and utilities assistance, emergency help, first-time home buyer training workshops, baby checks, a medical assistance program, help with affordable housing and home rehabilitations through grants. ,ylt also offers a food pantry that is open each Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 1 to 4 pan. It provides families in need with meats, vegetables, fruit, breads, dairy products and pther goods. The majority of this food is donated locally, with a small portion used for thanksgiving baskets each November, ... FCDC also sponsors the Christmas Jubilee each year.
THEATRE Renters would be charged a deposit, plus a fee to rent the facility, with the fees being used for upkeep, such as electricity and other Maintenance. ’v ■ ' Taylor will begin the fundraising campaign during the first week hf December, speaking to local civic organizations, and contacting other possible donors. Police Report , At approximately 7:02 p.m. on Nov. 19, Nappanee Police Officer Jeremy Hooley stopped a vehicle for driving without headlights When required. While speaking with the driver, Vickie Prater, he noticed a strong smell commonly associated with alcoholic beverages coming from her. Officer Hooley contacted Officer Nik Havert, who was working as part of the Elkhart County DUI Task Force at the time, to perform field sobriety tests on Prater. It was also learned that Prater had been involved in, and left the scene of, a property damage accident with another vehicle. Prater failed her field sobriety tests and agreed to take a chemical breath test, which she also failed. She was arrested for class A misdemeanor Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated and Leaving the Scene of Property Damage Accident. She was later transported to the Elkhart County Detention Facility and held on a $3,000 bond.
Christmas in thy Country Christmas Fest 2004 at Hensler Nursery Welcome to Christmas in the Country where you can select your tree from acres of growing Fraser Fir, Scotch pine or White pine, all 7 to 11 feet. Or select your tree from our convenient Forest Fresh pre-cut lot. There is always a huge selection of wreaths, roping, pillows and potted trees. > On the weekends: Santa, horse drawn wagon rides, tractor-pulled trams and live animals. Visit the real Reindeer. Open: November • 10:00 to 4:00 p.m After Thanksgiving • 10:00 to 6:00 p.m. daily Indiana Unique Christmas Tree Farm! Pirections: Christmas Fest is located on the N. side of US 30 just 1.5 miles E. of Hamlet. Turn N. on 750 E. at the flashing light. (Across from Oregon-Davis Schools) 12 miles W. of Plymouth Farm Fresh 7-10 ft. • Pines (Fraser Fir) • Wreaths • Roping Pillows • Potted Trees
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This year's event will be held Dec. 11 at the Boys and Girls Club of Nappanee. The center collaborates with Toys for Tots and the local Boys and Girts club to plan a special Saturday in December when invited parents in need come and choose a toy for their child/children. Wrapping paper and ribbon are provided. Toys for Tots boxes were distributed to local businesses and the two libraries throughout the Wa-Nee community last week. All toys collected in the area will be used locally at the Christmas Jubilee. Any new, unwrapped toys should be donated at those locations before the event. The center is also collecting new blankets and children's hats and gloves to be distributed during the jubilee. Also in December, Heritage House will be a collection center for FCDC. From, Dec.l through Dec. 20, the assisted living facility on CR 7, Nappanee, will be
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us at their own expense to be their guests for dinner. Things were changing, for the better, for the future." Eventually all the construction came to an end in March 2003. Now, the Telschow family actually looks forward to Monday mornings, since there is less chaos due to the two bathrooms in the house. The family can also sit in their living room and talk or host a small group meeting from their church. "Our oldest son had his high school graduation open house last June, which was attended by over 100 guests," Michael said. "Many of our guests told us that they had to circle back because they did not recognize the house as they drove past. "We are grateful to God, who made this blessing possible," he added. "He used FCDC who cared enough about our family to recognize our true need and provide a way for it to be filled." The first Thanksgiving following the beginning of construction was especially poignant for the Telschows. Heather remembers her and Michael sleeping in the master bedroom on their new second floor before it was finished. "On that night we learned the true meaning of Thanksgiving and Christmas," Heather said. "Our house may not be Better Homes & Garden," she added. "But it is our home."
collecting non-perishable food items for the center. FCDC is in special need of fortified cereal, spaghetti sauce, canned fruit and vegetables and canned meats.
Grandparents go to nursery school
By Anthony Godson Advance News Editor For as long as there has been a North Main Street Nursery School, there has also been a Grandparents Day. "We have a Mothers Day, a Fathers Day and a Grandparents Day," Karen Yoder said. This is the 24th year of the nursery school, which means that the Grandparents Day on Nov. 23 was the 24th. "I've done this a lot," Deb Smith, grandmother of three at the school, said about attending Grandparents Day. "I have a lot of grandkids." The day draws grandparents not only from the immediate area, but also from Michigan, Ohio and Illinois. "Some will drive several hours to come to this," Yoder said.
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Anyone attending the Tri Kappa Santa's Breakfast at Heritage House on Dec. 4, or anyone attending a Christmas function at the assisted living facility is asked to bring a non-
Andy and Barbara Ammermann drove from Sturgis, Mich, to see their granddaughter, McKenzie Lincoln. "We did this last year, and we enjoyed it," Barbara said. The 10 a.m. day began with grandparents watching a play of "Goldie Locks and the Three Bears", with Grace McCoy landing the lead role and Hunter Warren playing Baby Bear, Micah Lehman playing Papa Bear and Lincoln playing the part of Mama Bear. "I thought it was cute," Barbara said about the play. Following the 10-minute play, grandparents and children convened downstairs for homemade bread and butter. The children had their choice of making an Indian head dress or a pilgrims hat, which they wore to eat with their grandparents.
bread in half, while his grandmother, Willodean Yoder, watches. Right: Hunter Warren, 5, and his grandmother, Deb Smith, eat some of the bread Hunter made.
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ADVANCE NEWS PHOTOS/ANTHONY GADSON Young pilgrims Kristen Hochstedler, 5 (left) and Kylie Glaser, 4, sit with their grandparents. Kristen talks with her grandmother Wilma Hofstetter from Ohio, while Kylie’s two grandmothers, Gayle Glaser (left) and Leanna Schmucker share a word.
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Proudly serving Nappanee, Milford, Wakarusa and surrounding communities! Providing hospice and home care to those with progressive, life-limiting illnesses. The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. - Elkhart Hospice of Elkhart County 2901 East Bristol Street Suite C Elkhart, Indiana 46514 (574) 264-3321 • (866) 264-3321
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one volunteer in 1996 to a bud- • I * get of $1 million in 2003 with I* 310 volunteers. All resources are used to benefit the Wa-Nee community, specifically.